Category: Messages on prophecy (PDF)
Preacher: Billy Graham
Ministry: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)
Event: Albany Crusade, Albany, New York
Date Preached: Not Specified
Date Published: 2026
Language: English
Pages: 33
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About This Message
The Second Coming of Christ is a classic sermon by Billy Graham, preached at the Albany Crusade in Albany, New York, on the day the Bible says Jesus Christ will return to this earth.
Dr. Graham opens from 2 Peter 3 and begins with an ordinary question: what did you expect of today when you woke up this morning? He then turns to a day that is unique in the history of the world, “that day,” which is on God’s calendar and will happen only once.
From there the message follows a clear path. It shows that the day of Christ’s return will be a day of revelation, when every eye will see Him. It will also be a day of condemnation, which Dr. Graham holds alongside the love of God, and a day of salvation, when believers share in His glory. He then looks at the signs Jesus gave His disciples, including wars, false Christs, moral decay, famine, and earthquakes, and asks Peter’s question: what kind of people ought we to be? The message closes with a call to be prepared and a public invitation to receive Christ.
About the Preacher
William “Billy” F. Graham Jr. (1918–2018) was raised on a dairy farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. He made a commitment to faith at age 15 during a revival, was ordained in 1939, and earned a degree from Wheaton College in 1943, where he married Ruth McCue Bell.
After pastoring in Illinois and serving as the first full-time evangelist for Youth for Christ International, he rose to national prominence through the 1949 Los Angeles Crusade. That launched decades of global outreach, including crusades in London, New York City, Seoul, and Rio de Janeiro, and over his lifetime he preached live to nearly 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories. In 1950 he founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA).
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Digital Book Information
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Title | The Second Coming of Christ |
| Preacher | Billy Graham |
| Ministry | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) |
| Event | Albany Crusade, Albany, New York |
| Date Preached | Not Specified |
| Date Published | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 33 |
| Format | PDF Digital Book |
| Publisher | LivingSermons.com |
| Edition | First Edition — 2026 |
| Archive Status | Published and preserved |
Key Scripture
2 Peter 3:11–12
“Since everything will be destroyed and changed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God, and speed its coming.”
Dr. Graham builds the message on this chapter, showing that the certainty of Christ’s return is not a reason for fear or withdrawal, but the reason to live boldly and be ready.
Inside This Digital Book
This digital edition contains:
- A foreword by Wisdom Epsi, Chief Editor of LivingSermons
- The publisher’s note
- The transcribed main message
- The day of His coming
- A day of revelation
- A day of condemnation
- A day of salvation
- Christ the center of heaven
- The secret of that day
- The signs of His coming
- Living in light of that day
- Are you prepared?
- The invitation
- Scripture references
- About the speaker
- About LivingSermons
- Join Our Team
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